Tariffs are an artificial way to look competitive when you are not even close to that, regardless of the excuse you use.

Protectionism, McKinley argued, was about giving American businesses a price advantage in American domestic markets when competing with foreign-made goods.

While protectionism may be essential to successful economic development, a few issues still need to be addressed. First, protectionist measures like tariffs have no guarantee of being successful.

The Left’s unwillingness to abandon its wildly radical pet social policies unquestionably contributed to its losses in November.

The language of protectionism, as applied to whites, has a very old and disturbing history in this country, with white supremacists adopting the term to idealize segregation, Jim Crow racism, and ...

JD Vance and Tim Walz agreed on at least one thing when it comes to economic policy: the era of unfettered free trade is over.

The Trump administration's tariff strategy, a cornerstone of its 'America First' policy, has sparked intense debate. Are ...

As good-paying jobs have disappeared, many younger Americans found that even their high-priced college educations might only qualify them for a minimum-wage job at a fast-food restaurant.

Protectionism as a cause flourished in a simpler world in which the U.S. traditionally tended to stand aloof from foreign entanglements. That world has changed, and so has its dream.

Protectionism is a tacit ideological concession from west to east. What does it concede? That international relations are a zero-sum game. That the state is paramount in the life of a country.